William Morehouse

Abstract mixed media painting on panel titled "Pacific #2" by Margaret Ash, circa 1950s. Retains label from Esther Bear Gallery in Santa Barbara, California.

Great painting of a figure in an abstract landscape By Yorkshire artist A. C. Taylor. In the style of Keith Vaughan. Wonderful green colors ...

A scintillating period Abstract Expressionist oil painting on masonite. A finely rendered piece that reveals a highly worked surface of the medium with brush stroke and palette knife...

A large and evocative circa 1950 framed impressionist landscape oil painting on canvas titled “Princeton Beach [Boat Repair]” by noted northern California artist William “Will” E. Frates (b. 1896–1969). Captivating coastal setting depicts an unassuming barn-like structure beside a pair of fishing boats in dry dock, one of which is on stilts with figures discernible on deck going about their repairs. Sandy shoreline terrain in the foreground and turquoise-colored waters in the cove lead to a sliver of beach below verdant foothills in the distance that rise up into a cloud-filled sky. Earthy palette punctuated by reddish-orange pops of color that capture the warm glow of an inimitable California sunset on the building, boat hulls, and a section of water. Artist’s loose yet assured brushwork on wonderful display throughout, with impressionistic details and textures that reward those who lean in for a closer look. Based on Frates’ San Francisco Bay Area roots and the title, the setting could be somewhere near Princeton-by-the-Sea just north of Half Moon Bay, which is a short drive south of San Francisco on scenic Highway 1. Signed on front at bottom and signed, titled, priced, and notated in pencil on verso. Title on verso appears to have originally been “Princeton Beach Boat Repair”, with “Boat Repair” having been crossed out. Original circa 1950 price was possibly overwritten from “$200” to “$300”, which in either case translates to nearly $4,000 in today’s dollars. Presented in its original plaster-coated wood frame with painted faux-stone finish and painted white wood interior border. Canvas backed by stiff paperboard. Will Frates was born in Hayward, California in 1896, and was an active, versatile, and very skilled oil, watercolor, pastel, and etchings artist from the 1920s until his passing while on a painting excursion in Myrtle Creek, Oregon in 1969. His subjects were mostly San Francisco Bay Area and California “Mother Lode” landscapes, though he also painted scenes far afield, from New Mexico to the coast of Maine. Frates first studied art in San Francisco with noted landscape painter and ornithologist William Otto...

Bright, vivid and quite fabulous abstract by Polish American artist Josef Presser (1909-1967), circa 1950s. Known for his figural work this is a beautifully executed portrait of two ...

1950s Oil Painting on Canvas Of Abstract Cityscape Wood frame under stretched canvas Skyscrapers against cloudy sky

Landscape Oil Painting with Trees Framed, 1950's-1960's Europe A charming landscape featuring a classic European scene of a house surrounded by lush green trees all set back with ca...

Period abstract oil paint on canvas by New York artist, Jacob Semiatin. Signed lower right, Semiatin, circa 1958. Heavy impasto paint. Expressive use of brush and tube paint applicat...

Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence (Attributed - American 1913-2005) - 'Untitled' - Post Impressionist winter landscape oil painting on artist's canvas covered ...

1950s French impressionist floral oil painting on canvas Offered for sale is a 1950s French impressionist oil painting of a vase w...

One of several pieces offered by the artist who signed their work, RKM. Purchased from a beautiful modern home in Briarcliff Manor, NY. The painstaking paint build up and careful har...

Airplane Hangar painting in oil on canvas, framed. Vintage Mid-Century Modern aviation art. No further information available at this time. 42 x 30 .5 H x 1 D, Art 34.75 x 23 1/8 H O...